Table 5. Growth performance of Nile tilapia fed diets containing different concentrations of Mao extract for 8 weeks

Parameter	Concentration of the extract
Parameter	Control group (0%)	0.1%	0.5%	1%
Initial weight (g)	3.38 ± 0.04^a	3.43 ± 0.04^a	3.38 ± 0.04^a	3.40 ± 0.07^a
Final weight (g)	13.53 ± 2.16^a	13.60 ± 2.26^a	14.53 ± 2.23^a	14.50 ± 2.19^a
Weight gain (g)	10.15 ± 2.12^a	10.18 ± 2.23^a	11.15 ± 2.19^a	11.10 ± 2.26^a
ADG (g/fish/day)	0.17 ± 0.04^a	0.17 ± 0.03^a	0.19 ± 0.03^a	0.19 ± 0.04^a
FCR	1.34 ± 0.28^a	1.34 ± 0.29^a	1.22 ± 0.24^a	1.23 ± 0.25^a
Survival rate (%)	92.50 ± 3.54^a	93.33 ± 4.71^a	94.17 ± 3.54^a	93.33 ± 2.36^a

Note: Values are present as mean ± S.D (n = 180).
Different superscript letters within a row indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).
ADG, average daily gain; FCR, food conversion ratio.